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Claudius Ptolemy
One of the most influential greek astronomer and geographer of his time. He wrote about geocentrism. He believed that the movement of the celestial bodies can be explained by mathematics. The idea of geocentrism was intact for many years -
Aug 20, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
He was a polish astronomer who proposed that the planets have the sun as a fixed point. He talks about earth being just another planet orbitting the sun. He also talks about how the earth gives anually on turn arounf the sun and also how it spins on its own axis. This theory was very important for later discoverments in the scientific revolution. -
Jan 1, 1546
Tycho Brahe
He was a danish astronomer who made the most accurate celestial observations of his time and challenged how the universe was orgenized. Due to Brahes detailed observations, Kepler discovered that the planets move around the sun not in circles but in streched out circles. -
Jan 1, 1564
Galileo Galilei
He was an Italian mathematician, astronomer and natural philosopher. He contributed and helped in the sciences of astronomy, motion and strength of materials. He also helped in the creation of the scientific method. One of his most important discovery was the telescope which helped us look deeper into the universe and see things hat coudnt be normally seen. -
Jan 1, 1571
Johannes Kepler
He was a german astronomer who discovered three mayor laws of planetary motion. He discovered that planets m oved in an eliptical form. He finlly wrote a book that would provide tha most important theoretical reasource for the copernicians In the 17th century. -
Sir Isaac Newton
He was an english physisist and mathematician which was a very important figure in the scientific revolution. He had important discoveries in tthree areas, Optics: In which he discovered the composiion of white light, and integrated the phenomena of colors of light. In mechanics he created he 3 laws of motion. And in mathematics he discovered the infinitesimal calculu. All of this discoveries made him him the greatest mathematic in europe and helped the world in many areas.